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| Illés | derived from the given name Elias | |||
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| Jó | also Joó; good | |||
| Juhász | shepherd | |||
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| Kádár | cooper | |||
| Kalmár | merchant, trader | |||
| Kalóz | pirate | |||
| Kanizsai | also Kanizsay; (of/from) Nagy-Kanizsa | |||
| Kántor | choir-master, organist | |||
| Kaposvári | also Kaposváry; (of/from) Kaposvár | |||
| Kardos | derived from kard, the Hungarian word for sword | |||
| Kató | nickname of the female given name Katalin | |||
| Katona | soldier | |||
| Kecskeméti | also Kecskeméty; (of/from) Kecskemét | |||
| Kedves | kind | |||
| Kemény | firm, hard, tough | |||
| Kerekes | wheelwright | |||
| Kertész | gardener | |||
| Keresztely | Christian | |||
| Király | king | |||
| Kis | also Kiss; little, small | |||
| Kóbor | wanderer, ranger | |||
| Kocsis | coachman | |||
| Kolozsi | also Kolozsy; (of/from) Kolozs | |||
| Komáromi | also Komáromy; (of/from) Komárom | |||
| Körösi | also Körösy; (of/from) Körös | |||
| Köteles | occupational name for a rope maker; from 'kötél' meaning 'rope'; possibly a nickname for someone with some particular moral or legal oblications, from 'köteles' meaning 'obliged' | |||
| Kovács | also Kovách, Kováts; smith, blacksmith, forger | |||
| Kövér | fat, obese | |||
| Krassói | (of/from) Krassó | |||
| Kun | also Kún; an ethnic name for the Cumanians, members of a Turkic people | |||
| Kuruc | also Kurucz; an anti-Habsburg rebel in the 17th and 18th centuries | |||
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| Lakatos | locksmith | |||
| Lengyel | Polish | |||
| Liptói | also Liptóy; (of/from) Liptó | |||
| Lovász | also Lovás; groom, stableman | |||
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| Magyar | Hungarian | |||
| Marmarosi | also Marmarosy; (of/from) Marmaros | |||
| Marosi | also Marosy; (of/from) Maros | |||
| Méhész | apiarian | |||
| Meleg | warm, hot, mellow | |||
| Mészáros | butcher | |||
| Mezei | field | |||
| Miskolci | also Miskolcy, Miskolczi, Miskolczy; (of/from) Miskolc | |||
| Molnár | miller | |||
| Mosoni | also Mosony; (of/from) Moson | |||
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| Nagy | big, great, large | |||
| Naszódi | also Naszódy; (of/from) Naszód | |||
| Nemes | gentle, noble | |||
| Német | also Németh; German | |||
| Nógrádi | also Nógrády; (of/from) Nógrád | |||
| Nyilas | archer, bowman | |||
| Nyitrai | also Nyitray; (of/from) Nyitra | |||
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| Olasz | Italian | |||
| Orgován | Lilac (flower) | |||
| Orosz | Russian | |||
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| Pap | also Papp; priest, clergyman | |||
| Pásztor | herdsman, shepherd | |||
| Pataki | derived from patak, the Hungarian word for creek or brook | |||
| Pécsi | also Pécsy; (of/from) Pécs | |||
| Pék | baker | |||
| Pesti | also Pesty; (of/from) Pest | |||
| Petes | also Pethes; derived from Pete, a nickname of Peter | |||
| Pető | nickname of Peter | |||
| Petőcs | nickname of Peter | |||
| Petőfi | son of Peter | |||
| Pozsgai | also Pozsgay; (of/from) Pozesga | |||
| Pozsonyi | (of/from) Pozsony | |||
| Puskás | gunsmith | |||
| Pusztai | derived from puszta, the Hungarian word for steppe or plain | |||
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